Isabelle D’s Lush Crocheted Landscapes Intertwine Pain and Pleasure
At seven years old, Isabelle D learned to crochet as a means of supporting her family. Taking lessons from her grandmother, the young artist crafted…
Discarded Packaging and Labels Find New Life in Kelly Kozma’s Vibrant Patchworks
From dozens of Chiquita banana labels to toothpaste packaging to color-coded quality control stickers, Kelly Kozma finds beauty in everyday ephemera. “Piece by piece, she…
‘Of Salt and Spirit’ Celebrates the Legacy of Black Southern Quilters
You may have heard of the remarkable quilters of Gee’s Bend, but do you know about the Crossroads Quilters, like Gustina Atlas? Or Hystercine Rankin?…
With 60 Artists, ‘The Golden Thread’ Weaves Together a Survey of Contemporary Fiber Art
The monumental textile exhibition that took over an 18th-century warehouse last spring is back for a second iteration. In the South Street Seaport area of…
In Elaborate ‘Textile Paintings,’ Anne von Freyburg Reframes Femininity in European Art History
As if splashed onto the wall with a monumental brush, Anne von Freyburg’s installations visualize fabric and fiber as gestural splotches of paint. Colors bleed…
Tia Keobounpheng’s Vibrating Textile Geometries Merge Modernism and Sámi Lineage
Tia Keobounpheng learned to weave in Oulu, Finland, when she was 18 years old. Seated beside two older Finnish women in a community weaving center,…
Svea Tisell Weaves Vibrant, Sculptural Furniture from Reclaimed Rope
In early 2025, designer Svea Tisell founded Kryss, a studio that takes an expansive approach to a single material and experimental processes. From lengths of…
‘Imagining the Future’ Honors Aleksandra Kasuba’s Trailblazing Installations and Environments
From immersive fabric installations and sculptures to photography, landscape design, and architecture, the work of Aleksandra Kasuba (1923-2019) merges myriad ideas about how we experience…